World leaders split over military action as US-Israel strike Iran in coordinated operation

World leaders reacted swiftly Saturday aft the United States and Israel launched strikes connected Iran, exposing a heavy disagreement betwixt governments backing the onslaught connected Iran and those informing the attacks hazard a wider determination war.

In a associated statement, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney and Foreign Minister Anita Anand voiced steadfast enactment saying, "Canada supports the United States acting to forestall Iran from obtaining a atomic limb and to forestall its authorities from further threatening planetary bid and security." The connection described Iran arsenic "the main root of instability and panic passim the Middle East" and stressed it "must ne'er beryllium allowed to get oregon make atomic weapons."

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese besides endorsed the action, penning connected X, "Australia stands with the brave radical of Iran successful their conflict against oppression." He confirmed Australia supports "the United States acting to forestall Iran from obtaining a atomic weapon," portion activating exigency consular measures and urging Australians to permission Iran if safe.

The United Kingdom said Iran "must ne'er beryllium allowed to make a atomic weapon." U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s bureau said helium was speaking with the leaders of France and Germany "as portion of a bid of calls with allies."

A idiosyncratic holds an representation of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arsenic Iranian demonstrators protestation against the U.S.-Israeli strikes, successful Tehran, Iran, Feb. 28, 2026.  (Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) )

French President Emmanuel Macron warned, "The outbreak of warfare betwixt the United States, Israel and Iran carries sedate consequences for planetary bid and security." He added, "The ongoing escalation is unsafe for all. It indispensable stop," and called for an urgent gathering of the United Nations Security Council.

European Union overseas argumentation main Kaja Kallas described developments arsenic "perilous," saying Iran’s "ballistic rocket and atomic programmes… airs a superior menace to planetary security," portion emphasizing that "Protection of civilians and planetary humanitarian instrumentality is simply a priority."

Spain openly rejected the strikes. Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said, "We cull the unilateral subject enactment by the United States and Israel, which represents an escalation and contributes to a much uncertain and hostile planetary order."

Meanwhile, Gulf states responded to reported Iranian rocket activity.

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry said, "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia condemns and denounces successful strongest presumption the blatant Iranian aggression and the flagrant usurpation of the sovereignty of the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Jordan." It affirmed "its afloat solidarity with and unwavering enactment for the brotherly countries" and warned of "grave consequences resulting from the continued usurpation of states’ sovereignty and the principles of planetary law."

The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Defense said the state "was subjected to a blatant onslaught involving Iranian ballistic missiles," adding that aerial defence systems "successfully intercepted a fig of missiles." Authorities said falling debris successful a residential country caused "one civilian decease of an asiatic nationality" and worldly damage.

The ministry called the onslaught "a unsafe escalation and a cowardly enactment that threatens the information of civilians and undermines stability," and stated the UAE "reserves its afloat close to respond."

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Smoke rises aft reported Iranian rocket attacks, pursuing strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, successful Manama, Bahrain, Feb. 28, 2026. (Reuters)

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar "strongly condemned the unwarranted attacks against Iran" and called for "urgent resumption of diplomacy."

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held calls with counterparts crossed the region, a Turkish Foreign Ministry root told Reuters. The discussions focused connected "possible steps to beryllium taken to assistance bring an extremity to the attacks."

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy straight linked the developments to Russia’s warfare against his country.

"Although Ukrainians ne'er threatened Iran, the Iranian authorities chose to go Putin’s accomplice and supplied him with ‘shahed’ drones," Zelenskyy wrote, adding that Russia has utilized "more than 57,000 shahed-type onslaught drones against the Ukrainian people."

"It is important that the United States is acting decisively," helium said. "Whenever determination is American resolve, planetary criminals weaken."

Russia sharply criticized the operation. Dmitry Medvedev, lawman president of Russia’s Security Council, said, "All negotiations with Iran are a screen operation."

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An interception is disposable successful the entity implicit Haifa during the latest barrage. (Anthony Hershko/TPS-IL)

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warned, "We volition not judge anyone dragging the state into adventures that endanger its information and unity."

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said the onslaught "is not successful enactment with planetary law."

Reuters contributed to this report.

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